The Claim is a 1918 American silent Western film directed by Frank Reicher. It stars Edith Storey, Wheeler Oakman, and Mignon Anderson, and was released on March 18, 1918.

Plot

Belle Jones is in an unhappy marriage with gambler Blackie Jerome. After the birth of their baby, Blackie abandons them both, heading to a mining camp in El Dorado. To support her and her child, Belle takes up doing laundry. However, she is unable to earn enough to support both of them. She learns of Blackie's whereabouts and heads to El Dorado. Meanwhile, Blackie has been wooing Kate McDonald, the sister of prospector John. He does not tell her that he is married, and promises to marry her. John finds out the truth, and the two men argue, with Blackie eventually falling off a cliff to his death. His body is being brought into town just as Belle arrives with her baby. Distraught over not being able support herself and her child, she abandons her baby, who is adopted by John and Kate.